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Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development announced proposed changes to how it regulates the use of its organic seal and other organic labeling rubrics.

The Philippine Department of Agriculture temporarily extended the validity of SPS Import Clearances for meat and poultry from 60 to 90 days.

China's customs administration published interpretative guidance regarding labeling requirements for imported food, including fresh and frozen meat, aquatic products, health food, and food for special dietary purposes.

Stone fruit production in Australia is forecast to increase in marketing year 2021/22, following a season that was impacted by a labor shortage at harvest and export logistics challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FAS/Tokyo forecasts that poor domestic production will lead to increased U.S. cherry imports in 2021/22 MY.

Zambia produced its largest corn crop on record in the 2021/22 MY. This bumper corn crop of 3.6 million tons follows on Zambia’s third largest corn crop of 3.4 million tons produced in the 2020/21 MY.

Taiwan’s peach production for MY2021/22 is forecast to increase to 17,000MT.

Export prices of all grades of rice decreased 1-2 percent due to limited new inquiries and a further weakening of the Thai baht against the U.S. dollar.

Post’s sources inform that the Indian government is allowing for the import of up to 1.5 million metric tons (MMT) of foreign-origin soybean meal (including that derived from GE-soybeans) at a 16.5 percent basic customs duty.

Days after the Port of Durban resumed operations after a period of civil unrest brought the terminal to a standstill, South Africa’s state-owned port, rail, and pipeline authority, Transnet, announced that a cyber-attack had again crippled the flow of goods in and out of the country.

Vietnam’s consumption of health and wellness products has significantly increased in recent years as its consumers become more affluent and health conscious.

Malaysia’s total agricultural product imports in 2020 reached nearly $19 billion, and approximately eight percent are sourced from United States.